Example sentences of "and [conj] [pron] still [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Blatant sexist readings are on the decline , and where they still exist they have little effect because of the successful appropriation by women of their own discourse . |
2 | ‘ Before you ses anythin' , ’ said Carrie as Willie stood up , crimson , ‘ we 've jest come to tell you that we 're miserable about you not being in our class and that we still wants you to come round with us like . ’ |
3 | There were twenty five thousand , I , I would n't like to see twenty five thousand on that ground again , because I , I used to smoke at the time and we were packed that tight in the ground I could n't even get my hands down to my pockets to get a cigarette out , so the erm after the first few games they started to draw at home and then they seemed to lose the impetus and that they still held a good position in the league , but the following season Liverpool were in the second division at the time , and I , I went to that match and Walsall scored first through Colin and er , they went on to beat us six-one in the end . |
4 | Everybody has read about out of body experiences and I do n't know if that is what it was , but I was not frightened by the person who was looking at me and the image that I had and that I still have in my mind is that it looked like me |
5 | Everybody has read about out of body experiences and I do n't know if that is what it was , but I was not frightened by the person who was looking at me and the image that I had and that I still have in my mind is that it looked like me . |
6 | We know that it still has a poll tax element , that it will still need a register , and that it still does not relate to the ability to pay . |
7 | On Oct. 1 , the head of the sixth IAEA inspection team , David Kay , said in Bahrain that Iraq would have developed a nuclear weapon within 18 months had the Gulf war not intervened , and that it still possessed the technology to manufacture a nuclear weapon within five years . |
8 | He said that he had known all the local eunuchs since his childhood , and that he still made all their jewellery . |
9 | At 5 p.m. a staff nurse joined Miss T. and her mother and Miss T. told the staff nurse that she did not want a blood transfusion , that she used to be a Jehovah 's Witness and that she still maintained some beliefs . |
10 | He had been with UNACO now for three years and although he still suffered from bouts of homesickness he never allowed those feelings to interfere with his work . |
11 | A muscle jerked in his jaw , and although he still retained the humorous gleam it did n't quite warm his eyes . |
12 | The lines of experience were marked on her face and although she still had all the exuberant charm which had drawn him to her in the first place , he thought she looked older than he knew her to be . |
13 | However , the XE is not well supported by software houses , and although it still has a lot of games , most of these are very old . |
14 | Physically , there is a lot more movement in my neck and although I still have the arthritis there is a marked improvement all round . |
15 | In one way the length of the history was a good thing as I have benefited in the end from the latest surgical techniques available in London , and although I still have to be careful it has made a tremendous difference to my life . |
16 | ‘ Why , you 'll start by asking everyone on the Woodfield Estate , and if we still have n't found him , we 'll work our way through the rest of town . |
17 | And if she still wants to go with you after three months , you have my blessing . ’ |
18 | If you accidentally stain walls with woodworm fluid , leave it for a week or two , and if it still shows , coat it with an aluminium primer before redecorating . |
19 | His answer was not merely acceptable , it was final , in the sense that he need give no further justification of his decision , and if I still wish to object the burden of proof has shifted to me . |
20 | ‘ And if I still refuse ? ’ |
21 | A simple explanation , words monosyllabic if necessary ; that was the answer , and if he still despised her after he had heard her , she was taking a taxi home . |
22 | In January , Donleavy called from Washington to say he had met with Hurley and his people to discuss Coleman 's assignment to NARCOG Nicosia , and if he still wanted the job , he should collect the family 's travel expenses and airline tickets from the DEA 's Birmingham field office . |
23 | In case there are any reading this who have still not seen the vision , allow me to spell it out in moral advice : If you attend zoos and circuses — find other entertainment ; if you are engaged in intensive ‘ livestock ’ farming — throw away the systems of close confinement ; if you are engaged in animal experimentation — find alternatives ; and if you still eat meat — give it up . |
24 | If you were close to the patient before his stroke , and were used to showing him affection by touching and kissing him , and if you still feel the same warmth for him despite his illness , you can help his morale greatly by continuing to behave as before , even if he seems not to respond . |
25 | And if you still have time to spare you can spend a weekend in Andorra ( beautiful and taxfree ) or jump on the train to Sitges or the Costa Brava . |
26 | The earlier test will be considered here for reasons of comparison and because it still provides the basis of the remoteness test in some other torts . |
27 | And since we still run the sales ledger , we can maintain our good relationships with our customers . ’ |
28 | And while we still have a chance |
29 | It was still bright , highly professional and while it still had a very little life , Kenneth Williams was its king . |
30 | It too uses a partly graphical presentation of results after the analysis is complete , and while it still references factors such as average sentence and word length , also included is the proportion of certain types of word such as personal pronouns . |